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To: T L Comiskey who wrote (35070)	7/15/1999 2:30:00 AM
From: Bux	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

TORONTO, Jul 14, 1999 (The Canadian Press via COMTEX) -- Charles Schwab Canada Inc. is the first brokerage in Canada to enable its clients to execute trades over a wireless network. The U.S.-based firm's PocketBroker service made its debut Wednesday at Comdex, the computer industry trade show in Toronto. Paul Bates, Schwab Canada's chief executive, demonstrated the PocketBroker using a digital PCS phone from Qualcomm Inc. and a Palm V palmtop computer from 3Com Corp. The trade was placed over the Bell Mobility digital data network. ''This is really important,'' Bates said. ''How many investors wanted this? A lot.'' Schwab Canada and many other firms have used the Bell Mobility data network to deliver customized information, such as stock alerts, to consumers using digital PCS phones. The PocketBroker service is the first two-way application to reach the market -- so far only in Ontario. Schwab said it is working with wireless network operators in other provinces to roll out the service nationally as soon as possible. Schwab Canada customers are not assessed extra fees for placing trade orders over the wireless device, although they may pay a fee to Bell Mobility, which charges about 15 cents a minute for airtime. The transmission of financial information and trading data is protected by security software from Certicom Corp. of Mississauga, Ont. (National Post) Bux

To: T L Comiskey who wrote (35070)	7/15/1999 8:27:00 AM
From: JohnG	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 152472

Tim--Looks like Q will be really big in China and Russia. Q is adding features that will let governments track the location of their citizens. Just like in LaFemme Nikita. JohnG PR NewsWire QUALCOMM and Lucent Technologies Announce Wireless Location Development Project -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Development Project Agreement on Geo-Location Solution Includes Proposal For Industry-Wide Standard to Meet FCC E911 Mandate SAN DIEGO, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- QUALCOMM Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, and Lucent Technologies (NYSE: LU), global leader in CDMA networks, today announced an agreement to jointly develop and promote standardization of a technology for locating the point of origin of an emergency wireless phone call. Designed to meet the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Enhanced 911 (E911) mandate, this advanced technique is based on QUALCOMM's innovations in CDMA handsets and ASIC chip technology, and networking research from Bell Labs, Lucent's research and development arm. Using a hybrid approach that combines signals from a constellation of Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites, CDMA standard cellular and Personal Communications Service (PCS) networks, and modifications to the handsets, the solution enhances location services availability, accelerates the location determination process and provides better accuracy for a caller in an emergency situation. The FCC has mandated that by October 2001, all wireless 911 calls must be pinpointed within 410 feet. The QUALCOMM/Lucent wireless position location solution, which has exhibited the ability to pinpoint origination within 15 feet outdoors and 100 feet inside buildings, well exceeds the E911 requirement, while minimizing carriers' costs. The agreement calls for QUALCOMM and Lucent to jointly propose their innovative network-based geolocation solution to standards development organizations. The Companies are developing plans for carrier testing. "The solution being developed by QUALCOMM and Lucent will help establish an E911 industry solution to make precise and accurate location information readily available," said Gina Lombardi, vice president of product management for QUALCOMM Consumer Products. "The technology will allow emergency personnel to locate wireless phone users in distress no matter where they are in a carrier's network, from isolated locales to crowded urban settings." "We're delighted to collaborate with a CDMA leader like QUALCOMM, to help our network operator customers not only implement a cost-effective and highly accurate E911 solution, but to also lay the groundwork for next-generation CDMA services," said Albert Jordan, Lucent's director of CDMA product management. "This is a win-win project that doubly benefits carriers by addressing the FCC mandate for emergency location and opening new revenue opportunities. Conveniently, the E911 implementation deadline coincides with the planned commercialization of third generation (3G) CDMA networks, providing network operators innovative options for introducing location-specific, high-speed data and Internet-based information services."